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CVE-2013-1726

6.2 · MEDIUM

Mozilla Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, Thunderbird before 24.0, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 2.21 does not ensure exclusive acce…

Published Sep 18, 2013mozillaCWE-264EPSS 0.34%

Overview

CVE-2013-1726 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla thunderbird_esr. It was published on September 18, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.2, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Mozilla Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, Thunderbird before 24.0, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 2.21 does not ensure exclusive access to a MAR file, which allows local users to gain privileges by creating a Trojan horse file after MAR signature verification but before MAR use.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update thunderbird_esr to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
mozillathunderbird0Affected
mozillafirefox0Affected
mozillaseamonkey0Affected

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-1726?

CVE-2013-1726 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla thunderbird_esr. It was published on September 18, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2013-1726?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.2, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2013-1726?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update thunderbird_esr to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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